It starts off simply enough. (Doesn’t it always?) Jack has been on hiatus since the tragic events in Harbingers. With his beloved Gia’s encouragement he dips his toe back into the fix-it pool. Christy Pickering’s eighteen-year-old daughter is dating Jerry Bethlehem, a man twice her age. Christy sensed something shady and sinister about him, so she hired a private investigator to look into his past. But the PI isn’t returning her calls. Will Jack find out why? Jack learns there’s a very good reason for the unreturned calls: The PI is dead, victim of a bizarre water-torture murder. As Jack delves into Jerry Bethlehem’s past, he finds connections between Bethlehem and the Creighton Institute. The Institute, a government-funded facility, is researching a newly discovered and frightening variation on human DNA. Jack learns that Bethlehem is not the man he pretends to be. Who - and what - Jerry Bethlehem really is will have a devastating effect on Jack’s life and future. And as the bodies pile up, Jack finds another piece of the puzzle about his own identity and why he’s been drafted into a cosmic shadow war.
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"Jack never fails to impress me, and this one is great although for the first time the novel does not end, and it goes away fromn a single fix to the nearing of the finish we read about in Nightworld. So that is a little disappointing, but still i love reading about Jack, not much on Gia and Vicky, its as if jack is cutting himself off from them, which is a shame as I feel they hold as much sway in a Repairman Jack novel as Jack does, still onto By The Sword hopefully we will see more of Gia and Vicky in this one"
— Paul (5 out of 5 stars)
" Repairman Jack is great, but this book was a bit slow. It didn't have as good of "Fix-its" as usual and mostly just pushed along the "Otherness" plot. Also, usually the books can be somewhat stand alone novels but this one leave the story hanging. Wait until the next book comes out before you begin this one. "
— Jeremy, 2/20/2014" Repairman Jack books are always fun, and this was no exception. A great popcorn read. "
— Earl, 2/19/2014" Far more dark, and included a character I really could not like--made it more difficult to get through. "
— ette, 2/14/2014" 4.5 STARS. Add this to my top favorite RJ books. Bloodline's connection to Reborn made for such an interesting read. I ended up really enjoying the audio cd format even though the narrator's version of female characters and Jack's voice freaked me out a bit. This book makes me want to hurry up and read the next in the series. The author in the book named P. Frank Winslow was a fun touch added to the story line that made me smile. "
— Dany, 2/7/2014" The more I read these books the bigger fan I become of Repairman Jack. "
— Jenna, 2/1/2014" 11th in the series. Wow really need to start with the first one. Good read didn't want to put it down. "
— Gerald, 1/28/2014" Sci-Fi Fantasy series. Not having read the predcursor volumes, I missed a lot of the references. Probably worth reading from Volume one. "
— Margaret, 1/17/2014" Book 11 in the series. My rating is really a 3.5 but since I can't give that I rounded up. This was one of the more serious installments. Not quite as much fun as a few of the previous ones but still an enjoyable read, even if it did take me a month to finish. "
— Tim, 1/15/2014" What more can be said about one of my literary heroes? Another great book in the Repairman Jack series. Jack continues to rock. "
— Eric, 1/12/2014" Once again, Repairman Jack hits the spot. "
— Jordanfishesalot, 12/27/2013" Jack is probably one of the best conceived characters in fiction. The "otherness" plot continues to move forward but the other plot lines were predictable. Still a good read and fascinating story line. "
— Debi, 11/26/2013" It's Repairman Jack. What more do I need to say? =] Great book, can't wait for the next one. "
— H3yd00, 11/20/2013" This was another Repairman Jack that wasn't as good. I will definitely finish the series though, because I need to know what happens to Jack. "
— Kristen, 10/13/2013" My aunt turned me onto this...I am now hooked - in the Koontz/King tradition but with its own personality - can't wait to go back and start from the beginning of this series plus check out his other stuff. "
— Kim, 9/6/2013" I learned that I can't get enough Repairman Jack "
— Patrick, 3/11/2013" Meh. I loved all the previous books, but this one was a struggle to get through. "
— Lisa, 2/21/2013" Not the best of the Repairman Jack books, but dang close. "
— Jud, 12/15/2012" Everything is starting to come together, its moving faster and the ending is looming... its also ominously dark. "
— Kurt, 8/12/2012" I'm hooked on this series. Already have the next one. "
— Sharon, 6/30/2012" Repairman Jack is the best recurring character I've ever read. This book is great like the other RJ novels. "
— Brian, 9/10/2011" Nancy 5 stars; Ron xx stars "
— Nancy, 7/30/2011" I do keep reading these books about Repairman Jack, and I am not sure why..I don't personally empathize with the protagonist. I don't think any of you who read my reviews will like this book very much. "
— Brandy, 5/26/2011" Book 11 in the series. My rating is really a 3.5 but since I can't give that I rounded up. This was one of the more serious installments. Not quite as much fun as a few of the previous ones but still an enjoyable read, even if it did take me a month to finish. "
— Tim, 4/4/2011" Repairman Jack books are always fun, and this was no exception. A great popcorn read. "
— Earl, 11/27/2010" The more I read these books the bigger fan I become of Repairman Jack. "
— Jenna, 6/30/2010" This was another Repairman Jack that wasn't as good. I will definitely finish the series though, because I need to know what happens to Jack. "
— Kristen, 4/25/2010" More Repairman Jack goodness! <br/>Jack has to untangle a Gordian Knot of family ties involving the "Kicker movement", a psychotic man manipulating a customer's daughter, and the mysterious Creighton Institute. "
— Kristopher, 3/29/2010" Again, another good book. Things are getting thicker and deeper. This is an excellent series. I can't wait for the final two books as well as the re-release of the adversary cycle. "
— Dan, 10/30/2009" 11th in the series. Wow really need to start with the first one. Good read didn't want to put it down. "
— Gerald, 9/29/2009" Wow... And I thought my sex life was messed up. Trust me, though it's all off screen, the squidginess of the sex here will make you a little nauseous. But the good guy wins, (some) bad guys lose, and really annoying characters don't have happy endings, which makes me happy. "
— Nate, 8/18/2009" Sci-Fi Fantasy series. Not having read the predcursor volumes, I missed a lot of the references. Probably worth reading from Volume one. "
— Margaret, 6/16/2009" I do keep reading these books about Repairman Jack, and I am not sure why..I don't personally empathize with the protagonist. I don't think any of you who read my reviews will like this book very much. "
— Brandy, 5/12/2009" I learned that I can't get enough Repairman Jack "
— Patrick, 1/3/2009F. Paul Wilson is the New York Times bestselling author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and virtually everything in between. He is perhaps best known for the Repairman Jack series, which includes Ground Zero, The Tomb, and Fatal Error. He is also the author of the Adversary cycle, including The Keep, and a young adult series featuring the teenage Jack. Wilson has won the Prometheus Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic-Con, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers of America, among other honors. He lives in Wall, New Jersey.
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.